NOTE: I am not endorsing any of these companies. These are just sites that I have found useful or interesting to me personally so I wanted to keep a link to them for my personal use. So, browser be ware....

• Apogee Instruments Inc. - CCD Digital Imaging Systems for amateur astronomy
  • Apogee Instruments Image Gallery (includes astronomical images)
• AmSky - The Astronomy Yellow Pages - HUGE listings for just about anything you ever could want related to astronomy
• Astromart - classifieds, dealers, books, and a whole lot more
• Astronomy Magazine - for amature astronomers of all levels
  • Resources for Beginning Astronomers - how to get started, things to look for, buying a telescope and other info
• Astronomy-Mall.com - links to lots of astronomy resources (information, clubs, astronomy related companies, and a lot more)
• Celestron International - manufacturer of telescopes and accessories
• Edmund Optics/Edmund Scientific - manufacturer and supplier of optical components
  • Edmund Scientifics
  • Edmund Optics
• Meade Instruments Corporation - manufacturer of telescopes and accessories
• Night Sky - magazine for beginning stargazers (from the publishers of Sky & Telescope)
• Novosibirsk Telescopes, Binoculars, and other Instruments - russian manufacturer of amateur telescopes, binoculars, accessories, and other instruments, here are a couple different sites of distributors:
  • Novosibirsk Telescopes and Binoculars
  • State Unitary Enterprise, Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant - having trouble connecting here
• Orion Telescopes and Binoculars - big cataloge of all sorts of telescopes, binoculars, and other astronomy accessories
  • Using Scopes and Binoculars - helpful and practical information on astronomy, birdwatching, and astrophotography
• Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) - CCDs and other imaging needs
• Sky & Telescope Magazine - magazine aimed at amature astronomers of all levels
  • Astronomy Basics - essential concepts in astronomy, the science and the hobby
  • Telescopes & Binoculars - how to choose, use, and get the most out of your instrument
• So you want to buy a telescope? - some really good advise on buying a telescope from Phil Plat's Bad Astronomy
• So You Wanna Buy a Telescope... Advice for Beginners
• Star Naming/Buying Information
• STARLAB Planetariums - portable planetariums
• Tele Vue Optics - telescopes (refracting)
• Telescope Buying Guide - ways to insure that you get your money's worth when buying a telescope, from Planetarium.net
• Telescope Buyers' Guide - what to consider when buying a telescope, from Cosmic Voyage
• Yahoo list of Astronomy Instrument Sites - telescope, binocular, CCD, and other astronomical device manufactures and distributers

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